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7.52 (8) The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall make full and accurate 5return of the votes cast for each candidate and proposition on the tally sheet forms. 6Each tally sheet shall record the returns for each office or referendum by ward, 7unless combined returns are authorized in accordance with s. 5.15 (6) (b), in which 8case the tally sheet shall record the returns for each group of combined wards. After 9recording the votes, the board of absentee ballot canvassers shall seal in a carrier 10envelope outside the ballot bag or container one inspector's statement under sub. (4) 11(d), one tally sheet, and one poll list for delivery to the county clerk, unless the 1election relates only to municipal or school district offices or referenda or municipal 2offices or referenda. The board of absentee ballot canvassers shall also similarly seal 3one statement, one tally sheet, and one poll list for delivery to the municipal clerk.

AB64-ASA1,2,858.06Special elections may be called. Towns, cities, villages, and, subject 6to ss. 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. and 121.91 (3) (a), school districts
, may call special elections 7for any purpose authorized by law. If an election is called for a special referendum, 8the election shall be noticed under s. 8.55.

AB64-ASA1,1e9Section 1e. 13.093 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

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13.093 (2) (a) Any bill making an appropriation, any bill increasing or 11decreasing existing appropriations or state or general local government fiscal 12liability or revenues, and any bill that modifies an existing surcharge or creates a 13new surcharge that is imposed under ch. 814, shall, before any vote is taken thereon 14by either house of the legislature if the bill is not referred to a standing committee, 15or before any public hearing is held before any standing committee or, if no public 16hearing is held, before any vote is taken by the committee, incorporate a reliable 17estimate of the anticipated change in appropriation authority or state or general 18local government fiscal liability or revenues under the bill, including to the extent 19possible a projection of such changes in future biennia. The estimate shall also 20indicate whether any increased costs incurred by the state under the bill can be 21mitigated through the use of contractual service contracts let in accordance with 22competitive procedures. For purposes of this paragraph, a bill increasing or 23decreasing the liability or revenues of the unemployment reserve fund is considered 24to increase or decrease state fiscal liability or revenues. Except as otherwise 25provided by joint rules of the legislature or this paragraph, such estimates shall be 1made by the department or agency administering the appropriation or fund or 2collecting the revenue. The legislative council staff shall prepare the fiscal estimate 3with respect to the provisions of any bill referred to the joint survey committee on 4retirement systems which create or modify any system for, or make any provision for, 5the retirement of or payment of pensions to public officers or employees. The director 6of state courts shall prepare the fiscal estimate with respect to the provisions of any 7bill that modifies an existing surcharge or creates a new surcharge that is imposed 8under ch. 814. The executive director of the state prosecutors office shall prepare the 9fiscal estimate with respect to the provisions of any bill that affects prosecutors or 10the state prosecutors office, including bills modifying or creating crimes or 11sentencing practices. When a fiscal estimate is prepared after the bill has been 12introduced, it shall be printed and distributed as are amendments.

AB64-ASA1,3,191413.0967Review of bills affecting state prosecutors office. Any bill that 15is introduced in either house of the legislature that directly affects the state 16prosecutors office shall have a notation to that effect on its jacket when the jacket is 17prepared. When a bill that has that notation on the jacket is introduced, the 18legislative reference bureau shall submit a copy of the bill to the state prosecutors 19office.

AB64-ASA1,220Section
2. 13.101 (6) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

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13.101 (6) (a) As an emergency measure necessitated by decreased state 22revenues and to prevent the necessity for a state tax on general property, the 23committee may reduce any appropriation made to any board, commission, 24department, or the University of Wisconsin System, or to any other state agency or 25activity, by such amount as it deems feasible, not exceeding 25 percent of the 1appropriations, except appropriations made by ss. 20.255 (2) (ac), (bc), (bh), (cg), and 2(cr), 20.395 (1), (2) (cq), (eq) to (ex) and (gq) to (gx), (3), (4) (aq) to (ax), and (6) (af), 3(aq), (ar), and (au), 20.435 (4) (a) and (5) (da), and 20.437 (2) (a) and (dz) or for forestry 4purposes under s. 20.370 (1)(2), or any other moneys distributed to any county, city, 5village, town, or school district. Appropriations of receipts and of a sum sufficient 6shall for the purposes of this section be regarded as equivalent to the amounts 7expended under such appropriations in the prior fiscal year which ended June 30. 8All functions of said state agencies shall be continued in an efficient manner, but 9because of the uncertainties of the existing situation no public funds should be 10expended or obligations incurred unless there shall be adequate revenues to meet the 11expenditures therefor. For such reason the committee may make reductions of such 12appropriations as in its judgment will secure sound financial operations of the 13administration for said state agencies and at the same time interfere least with their 14services and activities.

AB64-ASA1,8bd15Section 8bd. 13.48 (33e) of the statutes is created to read:

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13.48 (33e)La Crosse Center. (a) The legislature finds and determines that 17the meetings and conventions and the sports and entertainment industries are of 18vital importance in creating jobs and contributing to economic development and 19tourism in this state and are statewide responsibilities of statewide dimension. It 20is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist the 21city of La Crosse in the remodeling and expansion of the La Crosse Center.

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(b) The building commission may authorize up to $5,000,000 in general fund 23supported borrowing to assist the city of La Crosse in the remodeling and expansion 24of the La Crosse Center. The state funding commitment shall be in the form of a grant 25to the city of La Crosse. Before approving any state funding commitment for the 1remodeling and expansion of the La Crosse Center, the building commission shall 2determine that the city of La Crosse has secured additional funding for the project 3of at least $42,000,000 from nonstate revenue sources.

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(c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to the city of La Crosse under 5par. (b), and if, for any reason, the space that is remodeled and expanded with funds 6from the grant is not used for meetings and conventions or sports and entertainment, 7the state shall retain an ownership interest in the remodeled and expanded space 8equal to the amount of the state's grant.

AB64-ASA1,8be9Section 8be. 13.48 (33m) of the statutes is created to read:

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13.48 (33m)St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc.; Bucyrus 11Campus. (a) The legislature finds and determines that the improvement of the health 12and well-being of residents of all ages of this state and the promotion of community 13and economic development are statewide responsibilities of statewide dimension. 14The legislature further finds and determines that St. Ann Center for 15Intergenerational Care, Inc., provides vital intergenerational care at its Bucyrus 16Campus in the city of Milwaukee that includes services for individuals suffering from 17Alzheimer's disease and dementia, services for individuals with mental and physical 18disabilities, services for minority and economically disadvantaged children and their 19families, and services that encourage entrepreneurship and business development. 20It is therefore in the public interest, and it is the public policy of this state, to assist 21St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc., in the completion of its Bucyrus 22Campus.

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(b) The building commission may authorize up to $5,000,000 in general fund 24supported borrowing to assist St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc., in the 25completion of its Bucyrus Campus. The state funding commitment shall be in the 1form of a grant to St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc. Before approving 2any state funding commitment for completion of the Bucyrus Campus, the building 3commission shall determine that St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care, Inc., 4has secured additional funding for the project of at least $20,268,200 from nonstate 5revenue sources.

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(c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to St. Ann Center for 7Intergenerational Care, Inc., under par. (b), and if, for any reason, the Bucyrus 8Campus is not used for the provision of intergenerational care, the state shall retain 9an ownership interest in the Bucyrus Campus equal to the amount of the state's 10grant.

AB64-ASA1,8bm11Section 8bm. 13.48 (33s) of the statutes is created to read:

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13.48 (33s)Brown County innovation center. (a) The legislature finds and 13determines that meeting manufacturing workforce needs and supporting innovation 14and entrepreneurship in the manufacturing industry in this state are of vital 15importance in expanding the manufacturing industry in this state, creating jobs, and 16improving the municipal, regional, and state economies and are statewide 17responsibilities of statewide dimension. It is therefore in the public interest, and it 18is the public policy of this state, to assist Brown County in the construction of a 19science, technology, engineering, and mathematics innovation center located on or 20adjacent to the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay campus.

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(b) The building commission may authorize up to $5,000,000 in general fund 22supported borrowing to assist Brown County in the construction of a science, 23technology, engineering, and mathematics innovation center located on or adjacent 24to the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay campus. The state funding commitment 25shall be in the form of a grant to Brown County. Before approving any state funding 1commitment for the construction of the innovation center, the building commission 2shall determine that Brown County has secured additional funding for the project 3of at least $10,000,000 from nonstate revenue sources.

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(c) If the building commission authorizes a grant to Brown County under par. 5(b), and if, for any reason, the center that is constructed with funds from the grant 6is not used as a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics innovation center, 7the state shall retain an ownership interest in the center equal to the amount of the 8state's grant.

AB64-ASA1,8bt9Section 8bt. 13.489 (1g) of the statutes is renumbered 13.489 (1g) (a) and 10amended to read:

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13.489 (1g) (a) There is created a transportation projects commission 12consisting.

AB64-ASA1,7,2413(b) The commission consists of the governor, 3 2 citizen members appointed 14by the governor to serve at his or her pleasure, and 5 3 senators and 5
315representatives to the assembly appointed as are the members of standing 16committees in their respective houses, and 4 citizen members, one appointed by each 17the senate majority leader, the senate minority leader, the speaker of the assembly, 18and the assembly minority leader. Of the members from each house, 3 shall be 19chosen from the majority party and 2 shall be chosen from the minority partythe 20senate and the assembly, 2 shall be appointed by each the speaker of the assembly 21and the senate majority leader and one shall be appointed by each the assembly 22minority leader and senate minority leader. The governor shall appoint the23secretary of transportation shall serveor the secretary of administration as a 24nonvoting member.

AB64-ASA1,7,2525(c) The governor shall serve as chairperson
of the commission.

AB64-ASA1,8,31(d) Citizen members of the commission shall be reimbursed for their actual and 2necessary expenses incurred as members of the commission from the appropriation 3under s. 20.395 (4) (aq).

AB64-ASA1,8c4Section 8c. 13.489 (1i) of the statutes is created to read:

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13.489 (1i)Staff. (a) The commission shall appoint a director and submit the 6appointment to the senate for confirmation. The director may serve prior to senate 7confirmation. The commission shall make the initial appointment of a director under 8this paragraph no later than January 12, 2018.

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(b) The director shall appoint staff necessary for performing the duties of the 10commission. Staff appointed under this paragraph shall include an engineer, legal 11counsel, and a financial auditor. Staff appointed under this paragraph report to and 12serve at the pleasure of the director.

AB64-ASA1,8e14Section 8e. 13.489 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

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13.489 (2) (b) 1. Annually, the department of transportation shall provide the 16commission with a list of potential major highway projects and southeast Wisconsin 17freeway megaprojects that are not yet being considered for an environmental impact 18statement or an environmental assessment or enumeration under s. 84.013 (3) or 19approval under s. 84.013 (6) and the estimated cost and scope of each project.

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2. In each even-numbered year, the department of transportation shall provide 21the commission with a list of proposed or planned state highway rehabilitation 22projects and southeast Wisconsin freeway megaprojects, the estimated cost and 23scope of each project, and the location of each project.

AB64-ASA1,8g25Section 8g. 13.489 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB64-ASA1,9,3113.489 (3) (b) When the department of transportation submits its biennial 2budget request under s. 16.42, the department shall provide a copy of the request to 3the commission.

AB64-ASA1,8h4Section 8h. 13.489 (7) of the statutes is created to read:

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13.489 (7)Review of department accounts and records. (a) The commission 6shall periodically review the records and accounts of the department of 7transportation.

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(b) Annually, the commission shall evaluate the department of transportation 9based on goals and performance measures established by the commission. Not later 10than December 31 of each year, the commission shall submit the evaluation to the 11governor, the joint committee on finance, the standing committees of the legislature 12with jurisdiction over transportation matters, and the department of transportation.

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(c) The director of the commission may periodically enter into a contract for an 14independent audit of the department of transportation.

AB64-ASA1,8i15Section 8i. 13.489 (8) of the statutes is created to read: